OCEAN CITY – As an Ocean City police officer contends with a recent cancer diagnosis, the local community has rallied to raise more than $16,000 for his family in less than a week.On Nov. 23, Ocean City Police Department officer Ben Berry went to a local immediate care clinic for abdominal pain. Tests later revealed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Expanding the resort’s stranglehold on weekend summer travel was a topic of discussion this week during the Tourism Commission meeting.During Monday’s meeting, Bob Rothermel of TEAM Productions outlined the proposed special events calendar for next summer and the discussion inevitably came back around to how to expand weekday visitor numbers. With close… Read more »
BERLIN – A record number of permits and nearly double the number of new homes built over last year have kept the town’s planning department busy in 2019.Berlin Planning Director Dave Engelhart said this week his department had permitted 10 new single-family homes and issued a total of 236 permits so far this calendar year.“I… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City Fire Department officials presented a comprehensive five-year strategic plan this week aimed at continuing to provide timely and efficient service to the community, but the biggest takeaway was staffing and funding challenges remain.Ocean City Fire Chief Richie Bowers presented the department’s strategic plan to the Mayor and Council on Tuesday…. Read more »